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hispid. V.c. 17, 30 ?, 48, 58 ?, 62, 05, 07, 70, 78, 79 ?, 80, 88, 81) 

 92, Antrim, Down, Mnjo ?. ' 



Var. Sherardi (Davies). Prickles stout, falcate, leaflets densely 

 tonientose, broadly elliptical, often subsiniply serrate, and usually 

 without subfoliar glands, peduncles rather long, often in clusters, 

 glandular-hispid, fruit smooth, subglobose or ovoid, sepals pinnate' 

 suberect or spreading. V.c. 8, 8, 18, 14, 15. 10, 17 F, 24, 27 81 82' 

 84, 38, 40, 42, 48, 57, 58, 70, 73, Down, Antrim. ' ' ' 



f. submollis (Ley). Very near var. Sherardi, but prickles 

 normally straight; leaflets fully biserrate, eglandular, peduncles 

 longer, and fruit ovoid. Some author's specimens have quite falcate 

 prickles. V.c. 14, 28 ?, 85, 80, 89, 40, 41, 48, 09, 70, 73, 78, 80, 91, 

 98, Antrim, Armagh ?, Down. 



f. e mi liens (Harrison). Near submollis, but leaflets dark green, 

 with subfoliar glands, peduncles and fruit smooth, I have seen 

 no specimens. V.c. 00. 



f. uncinata Lees (sub R. tomentosa). Prickles stout and hooked, 

 leaflets of medium size, rather close-set, oval or broadly so, with some 

 subfoliar glands on the primary nerves, fruit rather small, subglobose 

 or broadly urceolate, smooth or nearly so, styles hispid, sepals dark- 

 coloured, phnmte, spreading-erect. v!c. 80 ?,' 40, 42, 49. 



t psnido-moUis E. G. Baker (sub R. tomentosa). Very near 

 f. uncinata, but prickles less stout and less hooked. Vc 20 '^'^ 

 36, 42, 48, 80. • • ' -' 



Var. cinerascens (Dum.). Prickles straight or curved, petioles 

 eglandular, leaflets uniserrate, without subfoliar glands, fruit globose, 

 more rarely ovoid, styles hispid, not woolly. V.c. 89, 57, 70, 88. 



Var. Woodsiana H. & J. Grroves (sub R. tomentosa). 'Prickles 

 small, considerably falcate, leaflets narrow, dark green, thinly hairy, 

 with some subfoliar glands, fruit narrowly ovoid, glandular-hispid or 

 smooth, sepals long, dark, very glandular-hispid, with long pinnae, 

 styles hispid or thinly so. V.c. 17, 32, 05 ?. 



R. SUBERECT A Ley. Prickles long, stout, straightish, often un- 

 equal, leaflets rather large, narrowly oval, dark green, but densely 

 pubescent, usually with many subfoliar glands, sometimes few, 

 very rarely absent, petioles densely clothed with pricklets, aciclesi 

 and glands, peduncles and fruit strongly glandular-aciculate, sepals 

 broad, dark, densely covered with dark red glands, with long narro\\- 

 pinn?e, fruit described as globose, but more often ovoid or broadly so 

 V.c. 49 ?, 50?, 59 ?, 02, 07, 09, 70, 78, 79, 92, 100, 108, Deny. ^ 



f. (jlahrata Ley is a glabrous-leaved form, with fewer subfoliar 

 glands. V.c. 97, 105, 100 ?. 



R. suherecta X mollis has intermediate characters, some specimens 

 running very near R. mollis f. ccerulea. V.c. 105 ?, 100?. 108. 



R. sulerecta X coriifolia is simply serrate with some of the 

 characters of both parents. V.c. 100. 



3. Group of R. tomentosa. 



Habit of the Eu-canince, shoots not as a rule glaucous, prickles 



often but not always stouter and more hooked than in the last two 



Groups, leaflets paler, less bluish green, more often acuminate, 



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